Commune

Besançon

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Besançon is the prefecture of the Doubs department (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), about 75 km east of Dijon. It has around 120,000 inhabitants on 65 km². The Doubs forms a loop here, overlooked by Vauban's citadel, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008.

Population
120.057 inhab.
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France

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